Ari Hest

Ari Hest

Hest at The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ, May 11, 2011
Background information
Born (1979-06-16) June 16, 1979
New York, United States
Genres Rock, Acoustic, Pop
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments Guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Years active 1999–present
Labels Columbia, Project 4 Records
Website http://www.arihest.com

Ari Hest (born 16 June 1979) is an American singer-songwriter from the Bronx borough of New York.[1]

Biography

Early life and education

Hest's father is a college music professor and his mother a cantor.[2] His older brother, Daniel, is Hest's former manager. Hest took piano lessons as a child and later taught himself to play guitar. Hest attended Cornell University in Ithaca, NY beginning in 1999 and later transferred to New York University, where he received a degree in Communications in 2002.

Career

Hest released an EP, Incomplete and two albums, Come Home and Story After Story. In March 2004, Hest signed a recording contract with Columbia and recorded the album Someone To Tell and a five-song EP "Guilty Hearts EP" in the fall of 2005. His next album was called The Green Room Sessions and he worked with producer Mitchell Froom on the follow up album called "The Break-In". In 2009, he released Twelve Mondays, a collection of 12 fan-selected songs reworked and rerecorded. In 2011, Hest released his fifth album, Sunset Over Hope Street. He released his sixth album, The Fire Plays in 2012. Hest recorded music videos for his songs "They're On To Me" (2004), "So Slow", and "Dead End Driving".

Ari Hest has released seven albums, three EPs, and "52" in 2008, a project in which he recorded and released a new song every Monday for a full year. His twelve favorites are included in the album Twelve Mondays.[3]

Discography

Full-Length, Extended Play and Single Albums

Promotional, Soundtrack and Other Albums

References

  1. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Heather (March 4, 2013). "Interview & Photos: Ari Hest @ the Triple Door". Back Beat Seattle. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ Barron, Nicole (April 11, 2011). "Interview with Ari Hest". The Celebrity Cafe. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.arihest.com/bio

External links

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